Course Outline:
This course examines the relationships between economic development and spatial
development in post-1949 China.
China
was once held up as a model of rural development for developing countries, but
it is now the “world’s factory.” In this course we will study post-1949 Chinese
development through an analysis of its industrialization strategies, and
rural/urban development and socioeconomic structures. The course focuses on a
set of related issues: industrial location, rural industrialization, the hukou
system, urbanization policies, rural-urban relation, migration and urban
development. The Chinese experience is studied in the general context of
development and globalization.

Learning
Objectives:

1. To introduce key concepts in China’s
industrialization and urbanization

2. To gain an in-depth understanding the
complex issues of industrialization and urbanization trajectories intertwined
closely with the world.

RecommendedPreparation: Geog 236, or
a background course in contemporary China. Students are expected to have a basic
knowledge of China.